Chapter 159
Chu Lijun came back in a rage. He had been detained at the police station for several hours, and it was already evening. Chu Jiujiu had been staying at Han's house and hadn't returned. Originally, Chu Lijun should have been unable to find anyone, but by coincidence, Chu Liqiang returned five minutes before he arrived.
He hadn't come back alone, but with two guards. It was the weekend, and Chu Liqiang hadn't had any dinner parties. He was in a good mood, so he brought the two soldiers who had been following him home. He planned to go to Han's house to call Chu Jiujiu back, and then take these people out for dinner.
The guards looked steady, but they were actually young men in their early twenties. When they heard that they could go to a restaurant, they were all very happy.
Chu Liqiang changed his clothes and prepared to go to the Han family to look for someone. One of the guards came here often, so he volunteered and said to Chu Liqiang, "Political Commissar, let me go!"
Chu Liqiang listened and did not refuse, "If Xiao Han is here, ask him if he is willing to come."
The guard smiled innocently and said, "Political Commissar, you're asking even though you already know the answer. If they can have dinner with you, they'll definitely come."
His tone was full of sarcasm. He usually didn't dare to speak like this in the barracks and the office. Only when he arrived at Chu Liqiang's house could he let go a little and show some of his true nature.
Chu Liqiang raised his eyebrows and raised his hand to hit him. The guard chuckled and ran out quickly. Chu Liqiang was not really angry. Looking at his back as he ran out, he smiled and shook his head.
This one is too lively, and that one is too old-fashioned. It would be great if the two of them could balance each other out.
Just as he was thinking about it, another "old-fashioned" guard said to Chu Liqiang: "Political Commissar, I'll go get the car."
Chu Liqiang said, "I'll go with you."
The military vehicles were parked on the side of the road. Fortunately, there were not many private cars these days, and even the traffic police did not show up, so they could park wherever they wanted without being ticketed or fined.
Only Chu Jiujiu would sometimes say worriedly that there was no parking space at home and no parking lot nearby, so what should she do?
When Chu Lijun arrived here, all he saw was the tightly closed door, and he didn't see the military vehicle standing next to it at all. Zhang Nan did take a look at it, but she had heard that Chu Liqiang was now in a high position, so she wasn't surprised.
Seeing Chu Lijun about to kick the door again, she tried to stop him. Chu Lijun looked at her and said nothing, but he retracted his foot and started banging on the door.
Chu Liqiang was originally not far behind the door, and he was only a few steps away from going out. Hearing the violent noise like robbers coming to the door, he was stunned for a moment, while the guard behind him reacted even faster and escaped without even a robber.
He took a sudden step forward and pointed his gun at the people outside as he opened the door.
Chu Lijun's ferocious expression froze for a moment.
Chu Yue was the farthest away from them. She didn't even go up the stairs. When she saw this scene, she was so scared that her face turned pale and she quickly hid far away.
Chu Lijun was also afraid, and he didn't move because he was so frightened.
The guard raised his gun and shouted at them sternly, "What are you doing?!"
Chu Lijun looked at the gun, his mind went blank. When he was abroad, he spent most of his time in the slums, where there were constant street fights and gunshots every night. Chu Lijun recalled some bad memories and didn't even realize that someone was asking him a question.
At this time, Zhang Nan came over.
She pulled Chu Lijun's sleeve, asking him to come down, but her strength was not strong enough, so Chu Lijun did not move. While asking Chu Lijun to go down, she pleaded with the people inside on his behalf.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. He's in a bad mood. Don't blame him. Comrade, put your gun away. We're not bad people, right? Lijun, say something."
Chu Liqiang was just suspicious just now, but after hearing Zhang Nan's words, he confirmed that this was really his brother, Chu Lijun.
When he heard Chu Jiujiu say that before, he had never expected that Chu Lijun would look like this now.
How to put it, the facial features are almost the same as before, but the temperament, in Chu Jiujiu's words, is getting more and more greasy.
…
He pressed the guard's shoulder, and the guard immediately understood what he meant. He put away his gun, but still stood in front of Chu Liqiang, pretending to protect him.
Chu Liqiang asked: "What are you doing here?"
Now that anything that could threaten his life was gone, Chu Lijun's courage returned to take the high ground.
Thinking of the injustice he had suffered before, he angrily complained to Chu Liqiang, "Where is your daughter? Call her out to me!"
Allen Chu raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do you want with my daughter?"
"She lied to me and gave me the wrong directions. Because of her, I spent an entire afternoon in the police station's jail! Does she still have me, her second uncle, in her eyes? Chu Liqiang, how did you teach her? It's really like the top beam is crooked and the bottom beam is crooked!"
Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi were walking side by side. Before they got close, they heard Chu Lijun's voice complaining. Han Shengyi paused slightly. His first reaction was not to go over and beat the man up, but to glance at Chu Jiujiu beside him.
Bad guys come in different levels. If they were truly dangerous, Han Shengyi would have killed them right then and there without anyone else's intervention. But Chu Lijun was a brainless and extremely concerned with his reputation. Not only Han Shengyi, but even Chu Jiujiu wouldn't take him seriously. If they did, they would just treat him as a casual entertainment.
As expected, just as Han Shengyi guessed, Chu Jiujiu looked very interested when she saw him.
With a light laugh, Chu Jiujiu quickly walked towards her door.
Standing at the bottom of the stairs, her lazy voice quickly reached the ears of these people, "I pointed you to the police station, and you enthusiastically went to jail. Now if I pointed you to the crematorium, would you also happily jump into the crematorium?"
Chu Lijun turned his head and saw Chu Jiujiu's face. He didn't feel surprised at all. Instead, he had the urge to strangle her to death.
"You—"
He rushed down while cursing, but before he could finish the rest of the words, several people moved at once. Han Shengyi stood in front of Chu Jiujiu, the guard stood in front of Han Shengyi, and Zhang Nan wanted to hold him back, but before she could pull him over, Chu Lijun was suddenly kicked hard in the knee. This was on the stairs, and the kick not only hurt him, but also made him fall down from the stairs.
This staircase was newly built. In order to protect against snow and rain, it was built quite high, with a total of five steps. Seeing Chu Lijun fall to the ground with a thud, Chu Jiujiu gritted her teeth.
Tsk, that looks painful.
It looks painful, but in reality, it hurts even more.
Chu Lijun was lying on the ground, screaming in pain. Zhang Nan was shocked and subconsciously looked back. She originally thought that it was the guard who kicked Chu Lijun down, but when she looked back, she realized that it was Chu Liqiang who kicked him down.
Looking at Chu Lijun who couldn't stand up, Chu Liqiang's face was gloomy. "If I hear you say a single word of nonsense again, you will stay in prison and never come out again."
Chu Lijun gasped in pain. He didn't care whether it was embarrassing or not, and shouted at Chu Liqiang: "You, you are inhuman! I'm your brother, and you treat me like this!"
He wanted to argue with Chu Liqiang, but Chu Liqiang had lost his patience. Not to mention patience, he even lost his appetite. He didn't want to go out to eat again. He frowned deeply and pointed at Chu Lijun on the ground. He ordered the two guards, "Throw him out and don't let him howl here."
The two guards would unconditionally carry out any order from Chu Liqiang, because they knew that Chu Liqiang was a good leader who only did what was right. Regardless of who the man on the ground was, the two young soldiers lifted him up like a dead pig. Chu Lijun was horrified, and Zhang Nan was even more flustered. She wasn't pretending at this moment; she hadn't expected Chu Liqiang to be so rude to him.
What kind of grudge is there between them? It seems that Old Lady Gao and the others have hidden a lot of things from her.
Seeing Chu Liqiang about to leave, Zhang Nan shouted helplessly: "Brother!"
This name was so unfamiliar that Chu Liqiang actually turned his head.
Zhang Nan clenched her fists, feeling that this was all she had to do today. Taking a deep breath, she bowed deeply, "I'm sorry, big brother, we've caused you trouble. Please don't hold grudges against him!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and said to Chu Jiujiu with an apologetic look, "I didn't know you were Jiujiu before. I... well, I'm leaving now."
She obviously hadn't finished her words. Chu Jiujiu stood behind Han Shengyi, still grabbing Han Shengyi's clothes with both hands.
She didn't do this because she saw Chu Lijun injured. She couldn't help but hide for a moment because she saw Zhang Nan looked so sorry for her. Zhang Nan seemed to just apologize, and then she ran after Chu Lijun. Chu Jiujiu looked at her back, and her mind was full of her bowing.
This posture... is so standard, it's the standard for Japanese people.
Chu Jiujiu didn't think too much about it. Where Zhang Nan had been or where she was from was none of her business. She just felt that her attitude was too awkward. Zhang Nan's excessive modesty reminded her of someone she had met many years ago. That person was not modest, but she was extremely enthusiastic. The shadow she left on Chu Jiujiu had not disappeared even after many years. To the point that Chu Jiujiu now dislikes people with excessive attitudes.
In the blink of an eye, only three people were left in front of the bustling door. Chu Liqiang went in, and there was no one left on the steps. At the bottom of the steps, apart from Chu Jiujiu and Han Shengyi, only Chu Yue was left standing there awkwardly.
Originally, Chu Yue had nothing to do today, she just followed the adults, but now she felt a bit suffocated. They were obviously close relatives with blood ties, but now, everyone on her side was treated as an enemy.
It's all Mrs. Gao's fault. If it weren't for her, how could they have become so estranged?
The more she thought about it, the more suffocated she felt. Chu Yue didn't have Zhang Nan's courage to apologize right away. When she felt she was in the wrong, she would subconsciously avoid him, just like now. She didn't dare to look into Chu Jiujiu's eyes. She awkwardly lifted her fallen hair and turned away.
Glancing at Chu Yue who was leaving, Han Shengyi sighed slightly, "Let's go to my house for dinner tonight."
He finished speaking, but Chu Jiujiu didn't react at all. Turning his head, he realized that Chu Jiujiu was still looking in the direction Chu Yue left. He asked in confusion, "Jiujiu, what are you looking at?"
Chu Jiujiu's face was full of shock. When she heard Han Shengyi's voice, she reacted and adjusted her expression. She turned her head back and said, "Nothing...Brother Shengyi, you go back first. I'll go talk to my dad for a while."
Han Shengyi felt that she was in a bad mood, but since she said so, Han Shengyi had to leave. When Chu Jiujiu returned home, she did not look for Chu Liqiang, nor did she even look at Chu Liqiang who was sitting in the living room. She went upstairs quickly, closed the door, and took out the box containing the necklace from the bottom of the closet.
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